"You have another Nobel prize winning economist with a long history of being
prescient and correct that you'd like to suggest as an alternative view"
Al Gore won a Nobel prize so excuse me if a Nobel prize doesn't exactly
impress me.
Social Security Trust Fund. That's a great one. I could laug
On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 12:10 AM, Maureen wrote:
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> I've been working and paying into SS for 41 years. For eight of the last
> ten years, I paid the maximum social security amount. The amount I have paid
> into the fund would cover my monthly payments for 31 years. With both
> cancer and heart
True that. If I accept my Social Security disability now, at age 57, my
monthly check will be less than I make in two days as a consultant. If I
manage to continue working until age 65, I will draw monthly what I
currently make in 3.5 days.
I've been working and paying into SS for 41 years. For
I've never heard of anyone who thinks that Social Security is or was
at any time a gold-plated retirement plan. I'm pretty sure no one is
going to be living in the lap of luxury based solely on SS payments.
Social Security doesn't require ridiculous tax increases to pay for
it. Retirement age is
On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 7:50 PM, Jerry Barnes wrote:
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> "An excellent, succinct, analysis by Krugman on the problems and lack there
> of with the Social Security program."
>
> Paul Krugman and the word excellent in the same sentence. That's good for a
> laugh.
You have another Nobel prize winn
"An excellent, succinct, analysis by Krugman on the problems and lack there
of with the Social Security program."
Paul Krugman and the word excellent in the same sentence. That's good for a
laugh.
J
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Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms those entrusted with
power have, in
My basic issue with Social Security is that it was not intended as
gold-plated retirement plan. If we just go back to providing benefits
to people starting at average life expectancy age, the program will
stay solvent forever and will not require ridiculous tax increases to
pay for.
On Mon, Aug 1
Wow, someone still believes in Krugman?
And Al Gores lockbox?
Dude that money is long gone.
Let's start with this comedy gold:
Paul Krugman Gives Up
http://www.americanthinker.com/2010/08/paul_krugman_gives_up_1.html
Then let's move on to this:
Useless: The Social Security trust fund
http://mone
An excellent, succinct, analysis by Krugman on the problems and lack
there of with the Social Security program.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/16/opinion/16krugman.html?_r=2&src=twt&twt=NytimesKrugman
I'm worried about Medicare and Medicaid programs, Medicare in
particular. Social Security? Not
